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My name is Steven Mugisha.

Taijin Kyofusho
"'Taijin Kyofusho' " A [social phobia] described in Japan characterised as an intense fear that one’s body, body parts, or functions are offensive to others.Individuals with Taijin Kyofusho syndrome are overly self-conscious, they are preoccupied with other's people level of comfort. The most common treatment for taijin kyofusho is called Morita therapy, in which the goal is to restore the patient to an "arugamama" (things as they are) state of mind. [Maeda]. [Maeda].Taijin Kyofusho(TKS) can consist of fear of blushing in the presence of others, fear of emitting body odors, fear of being looked at.One of Taijin Kyofusho cases involve a student who believed that her glance annoyed those near her. She closed her eyes, avoid eye contact ; but still felt like her vision reached everyone.. Taijin-Kyofusho is a culture bound form of anxiety, and was introduced to the DSM -IV in 1994. It is true that Japanese culture preaches courtesy;there are debates whether  an excess of polite  could lead to Taijin Kyofusho.